A Presentation on 
THE DARK WEB 
Let’s explore…… 
With 
Tahmidul Islam Tonmoy
Deep Web 
Invisible web 
Hidden web
1994 
• Dr. Jill Ellsworth used the term 
Invisible Web 
2001 
• The first use of the specific term Deep 
Web occurred in Michael Bergman study
What is Dark Web? 
• Part of the World Wide Web 
• Not part of the Surface Web 
-not indexed in standard earch engine
Why Search Engine can’t find them? 
• Private web 
• Unlinked content 
• Dynamic content 
• Limited access content 
• Non-HTML content
Surface Web 
Surface Web vs. Dark Web 
Dark Web
Surface Web 
From “Deep Web WHITE PAPER” by MICHAEL K. BERGMAN 
(2001) 
• Public information on the Deep Web is 400-550 times 
larger than the commonly-defined World Wide Web 
• The Deep Web contains 7,500 terabytes of information, 
Dark Web 
compared to 19 on the Surface Web.
Surface Web 
The Deep Web: Resource Discovery in the Library of Texas 
By Kathleen R. Murray and William E. Moen 
• The Deep Web is actually 2 - 50 times larger than the 
Dark Web 
surface Web
Surface Web 
Deep Web Research 2006 by Marcus P. Zillman 
• Surface web 8 billion pages 
• Deep web 900 billion pages 
Dark Web
How to access?
What’s to look for?
Good side of Dark Web 
• Mind-reeling amount of information 
• Powerful 
• Secure 
• Free of surveillance 
• You can get anything
Users 
• High profile government officials 
• Corporate officials 
• Military 
• Journalists 
• Politicians 
• Whistleblowers 
• Hackers 
• Criminals 
• And in a couple of days……..
• Don’t click random links 
• Don’t trust anyone out there 
• Be Anonymous
The dark web

The dark web

  • 1.
    A Presentation on THE DARK WEB Let’s explore…… With Tahmidul Islam Tonmoy
  • 2.
    Deep Web Invisibleweb Hidden web
  • 3.
    1994 • Dr.Jill Ellsworth used the term Invisible Web 2001 • The first use of the specific term Deep Web occurred in Michael Bergman study
  • 4.
    What is DarkWeb? • Part of the World Wide Web • Not part of the Surface Web -not indexed in standard earch engine
  • 5.
    Why Search Enginecan’t find them? • Private web • Unlinked content • Dynamic content • Limited access content • Non-HTML content
  • 6.
    Surface Web SurfaceWeb vs. Dark Web Dark Web
  • 7.
    Surface Web From“Deep Web WHITE PAPER” by MICHAEL K. BERGMAN (2001) • Public information on the Deep Web is 400-550 times larger than the commonly-defined World Wide Web • The Deep Web contains 7,500 terabytes of information, Dark Web compared to 19 on the Surface Web.
  • 8.
    Surface Web TheDeep Web: Resource Discovery in the Library of Texas By Kathleen R. Murray and William E. Moen • The Deep Web is actually 2 - 50 times larger than the Dark Web surface Web
  • 9.
    Surface Web DeepWeb Research 2006 by Marcus P. Zillman • Surface web 8 billion pages • Deep web 900 billion pages Dark Web
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 17.
    Good side ofDark Web • Mind-reeling amount of information • Powerful • Secure • Free of surveillance • You can get anything
  • 18.
    Users • Highprofile government officials • Corporate officials • Military • Journalists • Politicians • Whistleblowers • Hackers • Criminals • And in a couple of days……..
  • 20.
    • Don’t clickrandom links • Don’t trust anyone out there • Be Anonymous